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Just FYI suspension is religion ... but here's what I've found on the Evo.
1.) Ride height is everything. If you don't do anything but get a set of springs to set the ride height properly you're 70% there for the suspension. It has to do with the roll center of the car, and the Evo f------- sucks when it comes to their choice of stock ride height.
2.) Everybody wants to run harder springs up front. They justify soft springs in the rear plus a hard swaybar. Here's the truth:
Put your soft springs up front, and hards in the rear and don't plan on using your rear sway 'except' for tuning, and even that lightly at best.
The best compromise spring that seems to be popular are 10kg fronts and 12kg rears. The best street feel is 8kg fronts and 10kg rears. Once I got used to 10kg and 12kg I like then better than 8kg front and 10kg rears.
1.) Ride height is everything. If you don't do anything but get a set of springs to set the ride height properly you're 70% there for the suspension. It has to do with the roll center of the car, and the Evo f------- sucks when it comes to their choice of stock ride height.
2.) Everybody wants to run harder springs up front. They justify soft springs in the rear plus a hard swaybar. Here's the truth:
Put your soft springs up front, and hards in the rear and don't plan on using your rear sway 'except' for tuning, and even that lightly at best.
The best compromise spring that seems to be popular are 10kg fronts and 12kg rears. The best street feel is 8kg fronts and 10kg rears. Once I got used to 10kg and 12kg I like then better than 8kg front and 10kg rears.
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Just FYI suspension is religion ... but here's what I've found on the Evo.
1.) Ride height is everything. If you don't do anything but get a set of springs to set the ride height properly you're 70% there for the suspension. It has to do with the roll center of the car, and the Evo f------- sucks when it comes to their choice of stock ride height.
2.) Everybody wants to run harder springs up front. They justify soft springs in the rear plus a hard swaybar. Here's the truth:
Put your soft springs up front, and hards in the rear and don't plan on using your rear sway 'except' for tuning, and even that lightly at best.
The best compromise spring that seems to be popular are 10kg fronts and 12kg rears. The best street feel is 8kg fronts and 10kg rears. Once I got used to 10kg and 12kg I like then better than 8kg front and 10kg rears.
I would not suggest anything harder unless I had 'some' valving, and if your stocks are wearing out, I wouldn't put on the 10kg/12kg combo. If you look hard you can find some pre-valved throwaway shocks with springs for 1k.
If you have an MR, yes you can find shops that revalve and refresh the Blisten's.
3.) The Evo actually handles best with a properly valved rear end. If you had to split an order for dampers, go for the rear first.
4.) The Evo will by body roll and snap actually feel slower, but that's what you want. The car rear end becomes "catchable" which is the exact thing you want for a race car. With no more power, you're actually faster.
Let us know how you fare.
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~j.
1.) Ride height is everything. If you don't do anything but get a set of springs to set the ride height properly you're 70% there for the suspension. It has to do with the roll center of the car, and the Evo f------- sucks when it comes to their choice of stock ride height.
2.) Everybody wants to run harder springs up front. They justify soft springs in the rear plus a hard swaybar. Here's the truth:
Put your soft springs up front, and hards in the rear and don't plan on using your rear sway 'except' for tuning, and even that lightly at best.
The best compromise spring that seems to be popular are 10kg fronts and 12kg rears. The best street feel is 8kg fronts and 10kg rears. Once I got used to 10kg and 12kg I like then better than 8kg front and 10kg rears.
I would not suggest anything harder unless I had 'some' valving, and if your stocks are wearing out, I wouldn't put on the 10kg/12kg combo. If you look hard you can find some pre-valved throwaway shocks with springs for 1k.
If you have an MR, yes you can find shops that revalve and refresh the Blisten's.
3.) The Evo actually handles best with a properly valved rear end. If you had to split an order for dampers, go for the rear first.
4.) The Evo will by body roll and snap actually feel slower, but that's what you want. The car rear end becomes "catchable" which is the exact thing you want for a race car. With no more power, you're actually faster.
Let us know how you fare.
0.02
~j.
Thanks, very helpful
gaps in the bumper/headlight hole? i'll be making a headlight cover with a "grill" that feeds to the duct, similar to what i previously bought from carbontrix on the driver side.
also did some more harness work. i believe i have it down to what will stay. now just to clean it up, de-pin all the connectors that i just cut off for now, re loom it and hope the car starts
also did some more harness work. i believe i have it down to what will stay. now just to clean it up, de-pin all the connectors that i just cut off for now, re loom it and hope the car starts
[QUOTE=PCSkiBum_21;9914623]gaps in the bumper/headlight hole? i'll be making a headlight cover with a "grill" that feeds to the duct, similar to what i previously bought from carbontrix on the driver side.
what size wheels are you running? and what suspension mods?
what size wheels are you running? and what suspension mods?
18x10.5 et30, tires vary between 275-285 slicks. tein super racings. with the wide body these are about 1" sunk lol. will probably just get spacers for the time being until i can get bigger wheels and a lower offset.
^ Haha Welcome back Timmay 
Hey quick question what fluid do you put in the ACD on a 05 and 06 Evo since they have ACD and my 04 does not. I have no idea since I have never owned one
It looks like ATF fluid in the one I am looking at is that correct?
Hey quick question what fluid do you put in the ACD on a 05 and 06 Evo since they have ACD and my 04 does not. I have no idea since I have never owned one
It looks like ATF fluid in the one I am looking at is that correct?
it takes ATF SP3
